A 20 year old medical student takes part in a routine health screening conducted at the campus, which includes blood and urine tests. Her blood test shows that plasma glucose is 198 mg/dL, and her urine analysis shows the presence of
glucose in the urine. She doesn’t report any symptoms. What is the most likely reason for the appearance of glucose in her urine?

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A 20 year old medical student takes part in a routine health screening conducted at the campus, which includes blood and urine tests. Her blood test shows that plasma glucose is 198 mg/dL, and her urine analysis shows the presence of 
 glucose in the urine. She doesn’t report any symptoms. What is the most likely reason for the appearance of glucose in her urine?

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Glucose secretion by the proximal tubule

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Impaired glomerular filtration of glucose

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Damage to the glomerular basement membrane

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Saturation of sodium-glucose transporters in the proximal tubule

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Plasma glucose below the transport maximum (Tm)

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